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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Netvibes Ginger
Today, I got upgraded to the latest soon-to-be released version of Netvibes Homepage, currently code named Ginger. I have to say, I like the new polished look they have. I haven’t had a chance to give it the complete dig … Continue reading
links for 2008-02-19
My Own Kind of Freedom: A Firefly Novel by Steven Brust — The Dream Café (tags: ebook firefly scifi) Fred Wilson’s Conflicted DoubleSpeak ** Posted using Viigo: Mobile RSS, Sports, Current Events and more ** Fred Wilson lit a fire … Continue reading
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Get Your Reading On: eBook Readers
In our last post (Get Your Reading On: eBooks), we looked at exactly what electronic books are and some of the advantages to using eBooks. We only touched on how to read electronic books by mentioning the MobiPocket Reader for PC and mobile devices. We mentioned some hardware electronic book readers but didn’t really go into too much detail. This post is going to change that. Today, we will look at electronic book readers, both software and hardware based. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Technology
Tagged ebooks, eink, electronic books, kindle, mobipocket, reading, sony
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Wanted: HelloTxt Mobile Coupon
I am looking for a coupon code for HelloTxt’s mobile website. If you have one that you can send my way, please use the email link above of click here to send it to me. If you have one, I … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Websites
Tagged hellotxt, invites, micro-blogging
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links for 2008-02-16
The Power User’s BlackBerry Guide: 121 CrackBerry Tips, Hacks and Resources – Inside CRM (tags: blackberry howto tips)
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Get Your Reading On: eBooks
To further explain, an ebook, is a file that contains the contents of a book in a computer file. An ebook can come in several formats including (but not limited to) text, HTML, LIT, PRC, and even Microsoft Word’s format. While many purchased ebooks are going to be in a proprietary format specific to that vendor (or reader), there are places to download free ebooks. These can either be in the vendor’s proprietary format, or they can be in an open format that would allow you to read the book using a web browser or one’s favorite text editor. Continue reading
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